Helldivers 2 has been the epitome of 'We are so back'/' It's so over.' 2024 has been a roller coaster of a year for the title, which saw it draw in huge player numbers, face multiple review bombings, and receive a bunch of unnecessary nerfs. But, while the game faced its share of frustrations, it still walked away with two awards from The Game Awards— Best Ongoing Game and Best Multiplayer Game.
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It was a good night for Arrowhead and the Helldivers 2 team, but also a great night for fans, as the studio revealed the game's latest update, Omens of Tyranny, was shadow-dropping during the event and would see the return of the Illuminate.
The announcement of the Illuminate returning was so exciting for the Helldivers 2 community, that players flooded back in their thousands, giving the game its highest peak concurrent player count since April.
Last night, following the announcement and release of the Omens of Tyranny update, 131,752 players jumped into Helldivers 2 on Steam, the highest it's been since late April this year. According to SteamCharts, the highest it'd been in the last six months before last night was just...
